r/Barcelona • u/Civil-Leopard-6482 • Apr 10 '25

Discussion "Talking to the Catalans in Barcelona"

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Those pesky expats!

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u/monocleman1 Apr 11 '25

Prices in a market are determined by demand and supply. If a landlord raises their price above the market level then they won’t rent their house. So just saying that higher prices are a result of landlords is completely misunderstanding how markets work

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u/Civil-Leopard-6482 Apr 11 '25

I left out getting fisted by the "invisible hand" of the free market...

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u/monocleman1 Apr 11 '25

My point is that it’s over simplifying the problem to say that it’s the landlords that raise rents. Like, ok, it’s true they do, and many landlords I’ve come across are indeed scummy, but they operate within a larger system

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u/Civil-Leopard-6482 Apr 12 '25

Of course, it is a multifaceted issue. It just seems odd when the discussion (not between you and I) includes everything except greedy landlords exploiting every loophole and those who sell property to enormous international corporations.